*Meanwhile, in the glamorous world of surveillance capitalism
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Opinion: Like being hard to spot? They’d much rather you didn’tRupert Goodwins (The Register)
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Caching is an abstraction, not an optimization
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I've always been told that caching is a tool to make software faster. That, given some careful considerations to consistency, caching makes it so that when...NULL BITMAP by Justin Jaffray
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#Cemento y #calor: #Zaragoza pierde #árboles en #verano y crece la indignación vecinal.
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El Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza ha eliminado el arbolado de la Avenida de César Augusto, una actuación que ha provocado polémica en las calles y en las redes socialesNaiare Rodríguez Pérez (ElDiario.es)
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Sé que este no es el sitio ideal, pero BUSCO HABITACIÓN O PISO EN BARCELONA O HOSPITALET. A partir de septiembre y para tres meses (de septiembre a noviembre).
Estaré trabajando en el IDAEA-CSIC y busco algo idealmente por Sants, Gracia o incluso Hospitalet pero cualquier barrio me vale.
Busco tanto compartir (idealmente, porque somos animales sociales) como vivir solo y con espacio para una bicicleta.
Toda difusión es bienvenida.
Muchas gracias y no olviden hidratarse e ir por la sombra.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 48 hours, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, which said Israel has “committed 26 bloody massacres” in that period.Tasnim News Agency
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War is a business. So is genocide. The latest report submitted by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, lists 48Chris Hedges (CounterPunch.org)
Cruelty is the worst of all human vices. The intentional infliction of pain upon others, when done at the individual level, is called murder,David Schultz (CounterPunch.org)
It has now been more than 30 years since the butcher of Auschwitz Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the world that Iran would soon acquire nuclear weapons.Sasan Fayazmanesh (CounterPunch.org)
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These killings weren’t accidents. They weren’t provoked. They didn’t come about as an attempt to quell riots. The people killed were not collateral damage in attempts to kill Hamas fighters.Jeffrey St. Clair (CounterPunch.org)
AI for Scientific Search
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Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI-o1 and DeepSeek-R1, have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in complex domains such as logical reasoning and experimental coding.arXiv.org
Report: UK MP Zarah Sultana says she is quitting the Labour Party over Gaza & joining Jeremy Corbyn's independent alliance.
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#Corbyn #Sultana #UKPol #USPol #GazaGenocide #Palestine @palestine .
Former Labour leader confirms talks under way among Independent Alliance group of MPsAletha Adu (The Guardian)
Report: Gazan civilians can be "sitting there, doing nothing, waiting for the [GHF] site to open, & then they get shot in the head. I’ve seen that numerous times".
They get "brought into these very compressed spaces & then fired on... someone pulls a trigger on a machine gun. They have artillery fire on them. It is deliberate. There is no doubt."
~Dr Tarek Loubani
Video of GHF & IDF shootings of civilians at GHF sites:
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#GHF #GazaGenocide #USPol #EuroPol @palestine .
These were the updates from Israel’s war on Gaza for Thursday, July 3, 2025.Nils Adler (Al Jazeera)
Report: US contractors fired live bullets & stun grenades at Palestinians queuing for food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites
The contractors are heard on video cheering as they shoot.
"One contractor said he saw other contractors shooting at Palestinians from a tower above the site as they were leaving the area, having collected food parcels."
"He said it was unclear why they were shooting at people departing the site."
Video footage:
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A new Associated Press (AP) report detailing how American contractors guarding aid distribution sites used live ammunition, stun grenades and pepper spray against starving Palestinians seeking food has sparked fierce criticism online.Imene Guiza (Middle East Eye)
Francesca Albanese’s report on firms contributing to & profiting from Israel's genocide:
IBM was named for training military & intelligence personnel & managing Israel's central database storing biometric data of Palestinians.
Also named were Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Leonardo SpA, Japan’s FANUC, Caterpillar, Leonardo-owned Rada Electronic Industries, South Korea’s HD Hyundai & Sweden’s Volvo Group & more.
#BDS #USPol EuroPol #GazaGenocide #GenocideProfiteers .
These were the updates from Israel’s war on Gaza for Thursday, July 3, 2025.Nils Adler (Al Jazeera)
Remember the numbers tattooed onto the arms of older Jews? Guess which company was responsible for that.
Twenty years ago this week, my book, IBM and the Holocaust, exposed—backed up by a tower of documentation— that IBM knowingly organized all six phases of the Holocaust: identification, exclusion, confiscation, ghettoization, deportation, and even ext…Edwin Black (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies)
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Eluned Morgan calls for wealthiest to be taxed more in aftermath of the welfare rebellion.David Deans (BBC News)
Since we all know the Jewish groups on Campus (with Administration & Political help) that did all the "antisemitism" racket since the genocide started & we know everything else they are doing now.
What if I told you Jewish groups (primarily ones that support Jewish Nazism—open & closeted) in West have been doing the same shit since atleast 1960s?
Here is the article titled that talks about it from 1985
The Middle East On The U.S. Campus
@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism
Tactics: Have Jews/those willing to do their bidding, surveil soft power centers (ones that arent completely under the thumb of Jewish Nazis & one's that show any sympathy for Palestinians) who can influence public opinion
> monitor Christian publications, speakers, programs, etc., that take place in church meetings,
> United Nations and its agencies, on college campuses, in American churches, and among the country’s political leadership.
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![An early warning by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), later echoed by most major Jewish organizations, spoke of a massive Arab effort to change United States foreign policy in the Middle East. A confidential memorandum, signed on April 2, 1969, by Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, director of AJC’s Interreligious Affairs Department, alerted constituents to an Arab propaganda campaign at the United Nations and its agencies, on college campuses, in American churches, and among the country’s political leadership.
The memorandum indicated the need to alert the Jewish religious and communal leadership to the rising danger on the regional, state and local levels. Other remedies included the formation of committees “to monitor Christian publications, speakers, programs, etc., that take place in church meetings,” and bureaus of “informed Jewish speakers” to speak and respond to the media. Also encouraged was “personal contacts and friendships with Christian clergy . . . [which] may include lunches, pulpit exchange, social visits, private and public meetings.”](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/preview/640/7883184 "An early warning by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), later echoed by most major Jewish organizations, spoke of a massive Arab effort to change United States foreign policy in the Middle East. A confidential memorandum, signed on April 2, 1969, by Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, director of AJC’s Interreligious Affairs Department, alerted constituents to an Arab propaganda campaign at the United Nations and its agencies, on college campuses, in American churches, and among the country’s political leadership.
The memorandum indicated the need to alert the Jewish religious and communal leadership to the rising danger on the regional, state and local levels. Other remedies included the formation of committees “to monitor Christian publications, speakers, programs, etc., that take place in church meetings,” and bureaus of “informed Jewish speakers” to speak and respond to the media. Also encouraged was “personal contacts and friendships with Christian clergy . . . [which] may include lunches, pulpit exchange, social visits, private and public meetings.”")
Ofcourse, same old tired "antisemitism" racket has been primarily designed to use both offensively & defensively, to neutralize anyone who opposes Jewish Nazism, Jewish Supremacy & Jewish Hegemony—use offensively,if one can get away with it, else, defensively, if it becomes difficult
Same exact techniques we saw from Jews in the 20 months are the same tactics deployed before too, against every group, using same exact "antisemitism" weapon.
@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism
Ministers from the Zionist entity are pushing for the formal annexation of the occupied West Bank, intensifying efforts to reshape the region’s political and legal landscape.teleSURenglish
Before my birth, who was I to be?
After I was born, who became me?
The Legend of Bodhidharma: Master of Zen | Mind-Opening Movie [Eng Dub/2025 Remaster]
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LIVE: Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as Israel intensifies Gaza attacks | Al Jazeera
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- Clashes, bombing in Khan Younis
- Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn
- Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as more are killed in Gaza
- WATCH: Israel strikes Gaza school as more than 300 Palestinians killed in 48 hours
- Israeli forces fire on Palestinians during confrontations with Israeli settlers
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
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US President Donald Trump to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week to push for ceasefire.Alastair McCready (Al Jazeera)
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The European Union has rarely played more than an auxiliary role in helping resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in spite of its multifaceted presence in the region.Josep Borrell Fontelles and Kalypso Nicolaidis (Foreign Affairs Magazine)
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“[…] if Europe bears responsibility for its victims, it also bears responsibility for the victims of its victims.”
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More than half of cats living in White households are psychopaths or sociopaths
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More than half of dogs living in White households are psychopaths or sociopaths
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h0La compañerxs,
Thanks HEAPS to every body who donated to 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' & to 3CR during June's radiothon.
We smashed our $3,000 target & you've helped keep community radio (1976--) on the air for another year.
Props! 🏴🤘❤️
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With nearly 10 million subscribers, India’s largest English-language global broadcaster, WION (stands for ‘the World is One’) is an important media force.Gilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)
Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean
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Rambo III for DOS genuinely surprised me.
I’d previously played the Commodore 64 version—a predictable top-down shooter with decent graphics for the old brown breadbox, but nothing remarkable.
The DOS version, released in 1989, really stands out. It supports VGA graphics and AdLib sound, delivering crisp colors and catchy music that were impressive for the time.
What blew me away, though, was the control options. Not only does it support keyboard and joystick, but you can also move and shoot using the mouse—a rarity for the platform back then. Even better, it actually works pretty well by the standards of the day.
Rambo III came out in many versions: arcade, Master System, Genesis. The computer versions are mostly similar, each carrying quirks unique to their platforms—you could find it on Atari ST, Amiga, MSX, C64, Amstrad CPC, and even ZX Spectrum.
The DOS release covers CGA, EGA, and VGA graphics modes plus a variety of sound options, offering a surprisingly eclectic experience. While critics favored the Genesis version, I think the DOS port holds its own. It’s more than playable and can deliver some solid fun.
The UK house of Commons this week voted 385 to 26 to proscribe Palestine Action, a grassroots group active in protesting Britain’s complicity in Israel’sChloe Atkinson (CounterPunch.org)
Interview: Kshama Sawant on Zohran Mamdani: Winning requires a "fighting strategy", namely, understanding that:
Capitalism is a zero-sum game - You cannot hope to win substantial reforms for working class people by imagining you can sweet talk billionaires into agreement.
In addition, the duopoly, despite their differences, represents billionaires.
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While Zohran Mamdani's victory warrants celebration, groundbreaking socialist campaigns of the past have fallen short on their promises to working people. Will Mamdani's movement suffer the same fate?Chris Hedges (The Chris Hedges Report)
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Mamdani’s alignment with the Democratic Party is a worry.
"Goundbreaking campaigns, like those of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Bernie Sanders, have fallen short of delivering promises for working-class people once in office."
“The Democratic Party is a party of capitalism itself. The working class loses out more & more & is subjected to more & more misery with every passing decade."
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#democraticSocialism #Mamdani #USPol #NYCMayoralRace #Racism #Plutocracy .
While Zohran Mamdani's victory warrants celebration, groundbreaking socialist campaigns of the past have fallen short on their promises to working people. Will Mamdani's movement suffer the same fate?Chris Hedges (The Chris Hedges Report)
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I'm very worried.
I mean, at this point if any holder of a significant office doesn't play ball with the establishment how long would they last? Even just physically, come to that.
I take your point. However, sweetheart deals over decades with the billionaire class have clearly made things worse for the working class.
Imo, there's no alternative to fighting this fascist, likely psychopathic class.
And there're only several hundred of them. Their entire operation could be shut down by people power - massive strikes, mass disobedience, massive BDS, etc etc etc.
This is true.
It's really too bad those few people have all the other billions so convinced we need something from them.
@violetmadder Indeed. Both Bernie and, in the UK, Corbyn, are examples of what happens when a politician deviates too much from what is acceptable: they simply are not allowed to even compete. Methods varied in the two cases, but the result was the same.
Imo, generalising about "all those billions" isn't useful.
Only by understanding specific dynamics can we design specific solutions.
THE twin main reasons for the maga vote are:
Dem leadership abandoned the working class
Thus abandoned, millions of gullible & desperate people put their only hope into a lying narcissistic psychopath.
The bulk of the blame is on the billionaire-bought Dem leadership, not on ppl just doing what they think will save their families.
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Research shows Trump's base is mainly poorer, less educated, white men who're enraged at being abandoned by the "elites".
Arguably, the maga base's gullibility & ignorance is related to Dem leadership's 50 years obeying the ruling-class assault on public education.*
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* Re 1970s plan to destroy public education:
AUR 64, 1, 2022, 65-9 (scroll to p. 65):
@violetmadder .
Precisely.
Have I mentioned you're awesome BTW? Having folks around who actually get it really helps.
and that's also why Berni and Corbyn could never be allowed to win: they weren't part of the purchased establishment.
A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France
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It is not useful to understand the content of the Hannya Shingyo,
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No name, no appropriation, no restriction
Isn't that (paraphrased), what the Hannya Shingyo explicitly states?
It is not useful to understand the content
It is, until one actually grasps its meaning. Then it can be discarded, but not before!
You're right...Let's not jump off the boat before the crossingi is over.
And yes, the Hannya Shingyo states it.
Which is a good thing becauseI never really understood anything to this text.
There is a good way not to understand it.
Or things, in general...
Have a very nice day,
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Une très large partie de ce que l’on nomme ‘religion » relève en réalité de l’univers mental.
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Une très large partie de ce que l’on nomme ‘religion » relève en réalité de l’univers mental.Une très grande partie de ce que l’on nomme « conversion » relève en réalité de la substitution d’un uni…Notes & Silence
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How Jews Cheated on the SAT and Infiltrated the Ivy League Schools - Christians for Truth
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Historically, very few Jews could get into Ivy League schools — not because of “antisemitism” as many Jews claim — but rather because they just weren’t smart enough, which was reflected in their poor performance on the SAT test.CFT Team (Christians for Truth)
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Michael Madsen has died
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The connection between law and justice has been severed, but the connection between law and the of use of state violence remains.
To relegate oneself to lawfulness in these times is to state with one's actions: I support state violence, but I have no regard for justice.
After spending the last year killing pretty much everybody else in the Middle East, Israel and its less-than-silent partners back in Washington finallyNicky Reid (CounterPunch.org)
En résumé, ce que m’apprend la spiritualité ...
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En résumé, ce que m’apprends la spiritualité :Les conflits, se résolvent en creusant et en élargissant.C’est à dire que la superficialité d’approche et/ou le manque d’ouverture des champs, sont les…Notes & Silence
The state is attacking our movement because we represent a real challenge – interview with Chris Nineham | Counterfire
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Chris Nineham is facing trial with PSC Director Ben Jamal on 7 July in relation to the national Palestine protest on 18 January.Counterfire
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House Passes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' After Conservative 'Goodies' Stripped by Senate
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Republicans went ahead and passed President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' in the House on Thursday despite most of the 'goodies' in the bill for conservatives having been stInformationLiberation
Resisting Carney’s climate carnage | Counterfire
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The Canadian PM’s response to Trump’s tariffs is austerity and environmental destruction that puts Indigenous communities on the frontline of resistance, explains John Clarke One of the key elements of the response of Canada’s ruling establishment…Counterfire
‘Grooming gangs’: racist scapegoating to cover state failures | Counterfire
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Terina Hine takes apart the racist narrative around ‘grooming gangs’ A girl aged ten dismissed as a prostitute, police calling abused girls ‘slags’ and their abuse a ‘lifestyle choice’, children arrested for being ‘drunk and disorderly’ yet not t…Counterfire
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Trump Announces He's Working on Mass Amnesty Plan for Illegal Aliens After Passing 'Big Beautiful Bill'
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In his first speech after the House passed his 'Big Beautiful Bill,' President Trump on Thursday announced he's working on a mass amnesty for potentially millions of illegaInformationLiberation
The rise of fascism is a boon for tech oligarchs, who bet their future on forever wars and AI-powered, police-state surveillance. The billionaire nerds are now selling killing people with the same zeal they sold iPads.
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Facebook mogul’s sudden appearance is increasingly typical of freewheeling West Wing during Donald Trump’s second term, which president has reportedly nicknamed ‘Grand Central Terminal’Andrew Feinberg (The Independent)
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Some people talk about minimizing social media time and the associated doomscrolling, but every day Mastodon reminds me of how many kind, caring people there are. And how many I'm privileged to know on here. (And how many have adorable cats. Or dogs. Or goats.) People who appreciate the beauty around us; people who want to save the environment; people who want a good life for everyone.
It lifts me up, even when the news is horrific. Thank you all.
Feeling overwhelmed, like the worst of us make the rules for the rest of us? Like empathy feels like a curse right now? It just hurts, and you feel helpless?
You are worth fighting for. Sometimes winning doesn't look glamorous, it just looks like not giving up. Care for yourself, for the ones you love, being strong and feeling strong are not the same thing, just don't quit. I love you all, I'm sorry it's hard, but we need each other, community is essential.
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in reply to Michael • • •“In the middle of the war, the deranged man who rules the US tried to take credit for what the madman in Israel was doing.”
Excellent analysis!
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